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Burrel Lee "Burley" GAWTHROP

Burrel Lee "Burley" GAWTHROP

Male 1862 - 1943  (81 years)

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  • Name Burrel Lee "Burley" GAWTHROP  [1, 2] 
    Born 7 Jul 1862  Taylor Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    • Death record states birthplace as Harrison County, but his 1920 marriage record, for which the information was provided by himself, states his birthplace as Taylor County.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Clark District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Residence Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1920  Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Died 29 Sep 1943  Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Boring Cemetery (aka Bethlehem Church), Davisson Run, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I36188  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2021 

    Father John Allen GAWTHROP,   b. 24 Oct 1832, Taylor Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1919, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Martha Ellen KNIGHT,   b. 6 Apr 1839, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1913, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Family ID F15464  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Nancy C. "Nannie" HEFLIN,   b. 1 Feb 1860,   d. 1917  (Age 56 years)  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Susan Ellen GAWTHROP,   b. CA 1892, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Anna Lee GAWTHROP,   b. 9 Apr 1893, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Dec 1963, Zeising (now Spelter), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     3. William Earl GAWTHROP,   b. 7 Sep 1898,   d. 4 Aug 1902  (Age 3 years)
    +4. Mary Virginia GAWTHROP,   b. 4 Jun 1908, Reynoldsville, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Aug 2006, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)
    Family ID F14336  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nancy A. "Nannie" PELL,   b. CA 1861, Preston Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married 24 Apr 1920  Bridgeport, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F15465  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
    36188_GAWTHROP_BurrelLee_1862-1943_DeathCertificate.jpg    		36188_GAWTHROP_BurrelLee_1862-1943_DeathCertificate.jpg
    36188_BurrelLeeGawthrop_NancyAPell_MarriageRecord_24Apr1920.jpg    		36188_BurrelLeeGawthrop_NancyAPell_MarriageRecord_24Apr1920.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 165.

    3. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    4. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 299.
      Identified as Burrel Lee Gawthrop, widowed, age 58, b. in Taylor Co, son of John A. & Martha E. Gawthrop, resident of Wolf Summit; and Nannie Pell, single, age 59, b. in Preston Co, dau of Kelso Pell & (mother not identified), resident of Harrison Co. Married Apr 24 1920 at Bridgeport by F. V. Arnett, Minister of the Gospel.